I still want to play for New Zealand, says Ross Taylor – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 captain, has expressed that he is committed to play for his country in future but feels that taking a break from international cricket is the right thing for him at the present moment.
The 28-year-old cricketer was sacked from the national captaincy on Friday, with the wicketkeeper/batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129, replacing him. Taylor was offered to retain the Test captaincy but the aggressive middle-order batsman refused the offer and made himself unavailable for the upcoming tour of South Africa.
The cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wellington-c864 is extremely disappointed at losing the job and feels that it would have been hard for him to concentrate on his game against the Proteas. Taylor wants to take his mind away from the game and wishes to spend Christmas with his family back home.
However, rejecting all the rumours related to his retirement from international cricket, the middle-order batsman expressed that he will return to the global stage in future, after recovering from the shocks of losing the national captaincy.
“It's still fresh and raw,” http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 said. “It's been a pretty difficult five months for me. It's a chance to get away from it, spend some time with the family and have a Christmas. I don't believe I can give 100% to the game at this time. Cricket is my life and my passion. I love the game and I love playing for my country. But taking a break is the right thing for me right now.”
According to most sporting analysts, Taylor is New Zealand’s most reliable batsman at the present moment, having scored more than seven thousand runs at the highest stage of the game, including 14 centuries. The right-handed batsman’s services will be severely missed in the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at their own backyard.
Taylor admits that he was still learning the art of captaincy but feels hard done by as he never enjoyed the team management’s support after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Geoffrey-Wright-c67883’s resignation as the national team’s coach.
“Under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Julian-Clement-Wright-c50900 I was learning a lot; under Hesson, the relationship was pretty poor. I didn't think he supported me in that role,” he added.
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